News July 2018

Navy Judge Advocate Named Among Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40

Navy Judge Advocate Named Among Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40

July 27th, 2018

Lt. Cmdr. Jake Romelhardt has been named among the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 (Class of 2018) by the National LGBT Bar Association. Romelhardt and his fellow honorees will be honored at the 30th Annual Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair in New York City on August 8-10, 2018. Lt. Cmdr. Jake Romelhardt has been named among the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 (Class of 2018) by the National LGBT Bar Association. …

CIWT’s Legal Team Preserves Above-Board Domain

CIWT’s Legal Team Preserves Above-Board Domain

July 24th, 2018

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Center for Information Warfare Training’s (CIWT) legal team, comprised of Lt. Alison Malloy and Tammy Hawkins, untiringly improves the entire CIWT domain, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations in maintaining good order and discipline.
 
Although administratively assigned to the Region Legal Service Office Southeast, CIWT’s legal team reports to CIWT’s commanding and executive officers as advisors in all legal matters. From advising them and other CIWT domain …

2017 LAMP Distinguished Service Group Award

July 20th, 2018

We are pleased to announce that the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP) selected Region Legal Service Office Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (RLSO EURAFSWA) as the 2017 Distinguished Service Award winner for the Navy.

In 2017, the RLSO EURAFSWA Civil Law Department held the Navy JAG Corps' first-ever Innovation Challenge. Six Civil Law Innovation Teams created 24 short-, intermediate-, and long-term modernization concepts. The …

Region Legal Service Office Southeast Visits Duval County Court

July 17th, 2018

Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE) legal assistance department visited Duval County Court to learn about the process many of their clients have to go through. The Duval County Court hosted a working lunch where the judge advocates held discussions with representatives from the Clerk’s office, the Public Defender’s office, the Veterans’ Treatment Court, as well as with a private practitioner. Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE) legal …

Providing Legal Support for the “Carrier in the Desert”

July 15th, 2018

Few judge advocates and legalmen get to work in the aviation community, and even fewer have an opportunity to serve as the indispensable legal team for the “Carrier in the Desert.” Few judge advocates and legalmen get to work in the aviation community, and even fewer have an opportunity to serve as the indispensable legal team for the “Carrier in the Desert.”

The staff at Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) …

Legal Advisor to the Physical Evaluation Board

July 13th, 2018

Today, we’re highlighting Lt. Autumn Gibo, legal advisor to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) at the Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards (SECNAVCORB), located in Washington D.C., and the tremendous work she is doing there. SECNAVCORB is comprised of several administrative boards: Physical Evaluation Board (PEB); Combat-Related Special Compensation Board (CRSCB); Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB); Naval Complaints Review Board (NCRB); Naval Clemency and Parole Board (NCPB); Navy …

Judge Advocates Join 22 Nations for BALTOPS Exercise

July 10th, 2018

The U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps had a strong presence in this June’s exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018, NATO’s premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps had a strong presence in this June’s exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018, NATO’s premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region.

The three-week, multinational exercise is coordinated and controlled by Naval Striking and Support Forces …